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Domain Name System (DNS) Security Requirements Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • The DNS server implementation must, when a component failure is detected, activate a notification to the system administrator.

    <VulnDiscussion>Predictable failure prevention requires organizational planning to address system failure issues. If components key to mainta...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000275

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The DNS server implementation must be configured to generate audit records for failed security verification tests so that the ISSO and ISSM can be notified of the failures.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Security function is defined as the hardware, software, and/or firmware of the information system responsible for enforcing t...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000347

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The DNS server implementation must strongly bind the identity of the DNS server with the DNS information.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Weakly bound credentials can be modified without invalidating the credential; therefore, non-repudiation can be violated. Th...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000348

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The DNS server implementation must provide the means for authorized individuals to determine the identity of the source of the DNS server-provided information.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without a means for identifying the individual that produced the information, the information cannot be relied upon. Identify...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000349

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The DNS server implementation must validate the binding of the other DNS servers identity to the DNS information for a server-to-server transaction (e.g., zone transfer).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Validation of the binding of the information prevents the modification of information between production and review. The vali...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-APP-000350

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group

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